PLASTER may run only four and a half minutes, but Tanguy Pichon uses every second to explore something profoundly human: what happens when grief becomes too painful to accept, and what we do when we are confronted with someone else’s unbearable loss.
A grieving mother arrives at a doctor’s appointment carrying her son’s ashes while insisting that he is still sick, leaving the doctor caught between disbelief, professional responsibility and compassion.
What makes the film so affecting is that Pichon never treats Joana’s grief as something to simply fix. Instead, he asks us to consider whether, in certain moments, empathy means confronting someone with the truth—or simply giving them the emotional space they need to survive that moment.
Paula Lindblom’s performance is extraordinary, particularly in the smallest expressions of pain, while Kevin McNally brings an equally compelling humanity to the doctor’s dilemma.
The 4:3 framing, restrained absurdity and haunting ending score create an intimate world that stays with you.
PLASTER is a remarkably powerful reminder that sometimes the greatest act of compassion is simply being present.
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